raise steam

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To build up a useful head (pressure level) of steam in a steam-engined vehicle's boiler.
    — […] the fireman has to divide his time between getting up into the bunker to throw more turfs into the cab, and getting down on his hands and knees to get it into the firebox, and even then a reserve supply of turf must be carried on a truck behind the engine, and stops must be made on each steep ascent to raise more steam.

词形变化

raises steam present,singular,third-person raising steam participle,present raised steam participle,past raised steam past
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